Отечественная война 1812 года

The article devoted to the «surveying» of foreign citizens in Russia in 1812, which has become a significant and complex procedure. The results of these actions gave historians reach material for depicturing a detailed socio-historical portrait of foreign nationals, who has happened to be in Saratov region at the beginning of Patriotic War.

The article is devoted to the participation of the Saratov Region’s citizens in the activities devoted to the 100-year anniversary of the Patriotic war of 1812

В статье предпринята попытка обозреть русскую литературу первой половины XIX века и выявить, как в ней была оценена роль полководца М. Б. Барклая де Толли в эпоху Двенадцатого года.

In this article an attempt to review the Soviet fiction of the first half of the 20th century to reveal how the role of the commander M. B. Barclay de Tolly is estimated there at the epoch of the Twelfth year is made. As a result of the analysis of literary works of that time it is possible to state that views of the Soviet writers synchronously reflect all the aspects of the Soviet historiography: from semirecognition of qualities of a military leader Barclay and his merits in rescuing army (and objectively the country) to groundless defamation.

The two-volume biography of Napoleon, written by the famous Saratov historian N. A. Troitsky, will undoubtedly attract the attention of readers. They will be able to appreciate its thoughtful structure, impressive completeness, lively and imaginative language, polemical sharpness of some conclusions. The reviewer also draws attention to many errors involved by the author’s insufficient acquaintance with the history and culture of Western countries, the topical issues of research on the history of the French Revolution.